Environmental Quality Technician

City-of-Grand-Prairie; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Grand Prairie, Environmental Quality Division, is seeking a diligent Environmental Technician to monitor water and wastewater quality under the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act. The role involves field sampling, report writing, record keeping, and participating in investigations; duties also include pool inspections and vector control activities.

You will collect drinking water, wastewater, stream water, and soil samples, document chain of custody, and ensure compliance

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Experience in environmental sampling skills and mosquito control highly preferred. Ability to swim and to work outside in adverse weather conditions.
• Valid Texas Class C Driver's License.
• Ability to obtain Class D Water License within 6 months.
• Possessing a Class D Water and/or Wastewater License from the TCEQ is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Completes environmental sampling by collecting drinking water, wastewater, stream water, and soil samples; and analyzing for field parameters such as temperature, pH, chlorine, and ammonia.
• Prepares reports and maintains records by creating and maintaining chain of custody; entering samples into log books; and entering information onto water log sheet.
• Assists with environmental investigations by assisting specialists with complaints; monitoring of environmental pollution; and assisting in the collection of household hazardous waste.
• Inspects swimming pools by inspecting commercial swimming pools to ascertain compliance with the Texas Pool Rules.
• Performs vector control activities by completing surveillance on mosquitoes with light traps; collecting mosquitoes; investigating complaints; spraying adulticide; and putting out larvicide.
• Completes cross connection inspections by using gauges; and inspecting backflow devices to determine compliance with Rules for Public Drinking Water Systems.

Skills

Environmental sampling

Mosquito control

Swimming

Driving license

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

The primary duty of this position is to monitor water and wastewater quality in the City in accordance with the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act. This is accomplished by completing environmental sampling; preparing reports and maintaining records; assisting with environmental investigations; and inspecting swimming pools. Other duties include performing vector control activities; completing cross connection inspections; and interacting with other City employees and citizens

• Completes environmental sampling by collecting drinking water, wastewater, stream water, and soil samples; and analyzing for field parameters such as temperature, PH, chlorine, and ammonia.
• Prepares reports and maintains records by creating and maintaining chain of custody; entering samples into log books; and entering information onto water log sheet.
• Assists with environmental investigations by assisting specialists with complaints; monitoring of environmental pollution; and assisting in the collection of household hazardous waste.
• Inspects swimming pools by inspecting commercial swimming pools to ascertain compliance with the Texas Pool Rules.
• Performs vector control activities by completing surveillance on mosquitoes with light traps; collecting mosquitoes; investigating complaints; spraying adulticide; and putting out larvicide.
• Completes cross connection inspections by using gauges; and inspecting backflow devices to determine compliance with Rules for Public Drinking Water Systems.

• High School diploma or GED required.

• Experience in environmental sampling skills and mosquito control highly preferred. Ability to swim and to work outside in adverse weather conditions.

• Valid Texas Class C Driver's License.

• Ability to obtain Class D Water License within 6 months.

• Possessing a Class D Water and/or Wastewater License from the TCEQ is highly preferred.

• Ability to read papers, periodicals, journals, manuals, dictionaries, thesauruses, and encyclopedias. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in high school up to college. However, it may be obtained from experience and self-study.

• Ability to deal with system of real numbers; practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios/proportions and measurement. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in high school up to college. However, it may be obtained from experience and self-study.

• Ability to write reports, prepare business letters, expositions, and summaries with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar, using all parts of speech. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in high school up to college. However, it may be obtained from experience and self-study.

• Receives direction: The employee normally performs the duty assignment after receiving general instructions as to methods, procedures, and desired end results with some discretion when making selections among a few, easily identifiable choices. Assignment is reviewed upon completion.

• Work requires analysis and judgement in accomplishing diversified duties. Requires the exercise of independent thinking within the limits of policies, standards, and precedents.

The Environmental Quality Division is seeking applicants for a position that protects public health & the environment by conducting sampling and surveillance activities to ensure compliance with federal, state and local environmental regulations. Duties include drinking water sampling, wastewater sampling, storm water sampling, and other environmental sampling, data entry, and participating in public education activities.